Quotes About Sports

I have to say, my husband is a big Patriots fan. Like, a huge Patriots fan.

I grew up in Connecticut, so obviously I'm a Patriots fan.

Paul Pogba is a very good player.

At the end of the day, we all watch sports and we pay attention to different things here and there because we find things entertaining. But, I think if the product is entertaining, people will enjoy it and watch it. If the product isn't entertaining, they won't.

Boxing is what pays my bills.

I've gotten to play so many of the great courses around the country and overseas. Sometimes it pays to be the golf guy. People always want to take me to the golf course. I love it.

Usually, about 2 hours before a game, I stuff in a nice peanut butter and jelly with chocolate milk.

If you're at the top of the game, you're earning money. But compared to other sports, like tennis, you're earning peanuts.

Working with one's boss is a totally different dynamic than working with a peer, especially when doing live or live-to-tape commentary of a genre as unique as sports-entertainment.

There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties.

I think the four major leagues ought to set up a joint commission - say, of retired judges - to rule on athletes who are accused of doing bad things away from the game. Then each league would retain its independence in determining what penalties their players should get for infractions committed within the sport.

Penalties are part of the game.

I know everyone is talking about them like it's easy but you can lose a final with a penalty.

It doesn't matter who takes the penalty as long as the team scores.

My best memory was probably scoring a penalty against Manchester United.

I've always stuck my arms behind my back anyway when trying to block a shot in the penalty area.

I didn't have, like, any way to penetrate organized sports. So I decided at that point that I had to be rich. If I was rich I could just buy a team and run it.

Something amazing happens when you tell people you write about sports for a living. You begin to feel like you're in a scene from 'Dawn of the Dead.' The way people change when talking about 'their team' can be nothing short of zombiefication.

When people say that you kind of just get - you know, just feel like a little buzzed or dazed or had your bell rung - they consider that a concussion. I wouldn't. But if that is considered a concussion, I would say any football player at least records 50 to 100 in the course of a year.

I feel that a lot of people say that your best passing attack is having a good run game. I couldn't agree more with that.

I think rugby is 80 per cent mental.

It's not easy to play, and I give every day 100 per cent to do my best and help the team.

Mental health is not a very easy thing to talk about in sports. It's not perceived as very masculine.

I think there is pressure when it comes to the perceived notion that if you are woman in sports you're there for your looks. You cannot try to look nice on TV and also know what you're talking about.